Australia's Independent Commission Against Corruption finds heavy vehicle assess

The New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said Friday it had found an accredited heavy vehicle assessor engaged in corrupt conduct by asking and receiving money from applicants in return for falsely certifying that they were competent to drive heavy vehicles.

In its report released Friday, the commission finds that Roads and Maritime Services (RMS)-accredited assessor Christopher Binos made false entries in applicants' learner's log books, between June 2012 and April 2013, in return for money, so they could apply to the RMS for heavy vehicle driver licenses.

During the course of the commission's investigation, Binos identified at least 95 applicants for whom he believed he had, in return for payment, made false entries in their learner's log books.

The ICAC has called for advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) about charging the official and five applicants.